SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING E-COMMERCE USING NATURAL LANGUAGE INTERFACE FOR SEARCHING DATABASE - Patent 1185941

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EP 1 185 941 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	13.03.2002 Bulletin 2002/11

(21)	Application number: 00914337.1

(22)	Date of filing: 14.04.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06F 17/30, G06F 17/60

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/IB0000/464

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0075/807 (14.12.2000 Gazette 2000/50)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

08.06.1999 US 327604

(71)	Applicant: Albert Inc. S.A.
	1009 Pully (CH)

(72)	Inventor:
	LIVOWSKY, Jean-Michel F-93800 Epinay-sur-Seine (FR)

(74)	Representative: Ganguillet, Cyril et al
	ABREMAAgence Brevets & MarquesGanguillet & HumphreyAvenue du Théâtre 16Case postale 2065 1002 Lausanne 1002 Lausanne (CH)

(54)	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING E-COMMERCE USING NATURAL LANGUAGE INTERFACE FOR SEARCHING DATABASE